HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.a. Minutes of the January 25 and 26, 3008 City Council Goal Setting Sessions a.
ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 25 AND JANUARY 26, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the Rosemount City Council was duly held on
Friday, January 25, 2007, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Fire Station No. 2, 2047 Connemara Trail, Rosemount,
Minnesota. The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss the goals and work plans for the City Council
and City staff in 2008.
Mayor Droste called the meeting to order on Friday with Council Members Baxter, DeBettignies, Shoe
Corrigan and Sterner attending. Also in attendance was City Administrator Verbrugge. The meeting was
ended for the day at 9:30 p.m.
The meeting reconvened on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in the same location. Mayor Droste
called the meeting to order on Friday with Council Members Baxter, DeBettignies, Shoe Corrigan and
Sterner attending. Also in attendance was City Administrator Verbrugge, Community Development
Director Lindquist and Director of Parks and Recreation Schultz.
DISCUSSION
The City Council conducted a goal setting session on January 25 -26, 2008. The goals that have guided
the council and staff for the past several years continue to reflect the priorities for the community.
Those goals included:
1. Defining mix and quality of amenities appropriate to Rosemount
2. Achieving balanced growth
3. Maintaining service levels and quality while expanding
4. Achieving a competitive tax rate with other cities in market area
5. Accomplishing downtown redevelopment
Additionally, the City Council added a sixth goal in 2007 to improve the connectivity and strategic
partnerships with the educational institutions in our community.
Council discussion at the goal setting session focused on the following issues:
Economic Development
UMORE Park
Senior Services
Legislative Issues
Downtown Redevelopment
Budgeting/ Operations/ Staf ing
Discussion of the items resulted in several items of consensus to be pursued:
Economic Development
Initiate a business visitation program focused on outreach, retention and expansion
Hold a business appreciation event to strengthen relationships with the business
community and market business assistance programs available through the City, Port
Authority and other partners
q> Evaluate options for a market and retailer analysis to attract commercial retail
development
Send staff to tour communities that have demonstrated track record of success in areas
that are highly prioritized for development within Rosemount
ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 25 AND JANUARY 26, 2008
UMORE Park
Discuss business development partnership with University community
b Look for opportunities to leverage the University's presence to attract jobs and
manufacturing
Senior Services
Work with Rosemount Area Seniors to encourage increased membership, grow
participation, and enhance programming
b Work with Dakota County staff to collaborate on program development related to
demographic trends on aging
Review program policies that will evaluate the future of senior programming to reflect
changing demographics and active lifestyle options
Legislative Issues
q> Provide overview of legislative issues relevant to Rosemount at a future City Council
Work Session (done 2/13)
Downtown Redevelopment
Evaluate Port Authority -owned properties to be sure that short-term rental continues to
be a reasonable approach
Meet with Downtown Stakeholders to provide an update on progress and next steps for
revitalization
Budgeting/ Operations Staffing
q> Anticipate that current market trends may necessitate adjustments to services and
staffing levels for FY 2009
Try to hold the line on tax rate for `09
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned on Saturday, January 26 at 12:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
James Verbrugge, City Administrator